NeuroscienceProceedings of the National Academy of SciencesPeer-reviewed
Ultrasound activates mechanosensitive TRAAK K+ channels directly through the lipid membrane
Ben Sorum, Robert A. Rietmeijer, Karthika Gopakumar…·Stephen Graf Brohawn
This study shows ultrasound activates TRAAK K+ channels directly through the lipid membrane, with kinetics similar to mechanical activation, suggesting mechanosensitive channels mediate ultrasound's effects on neurons.
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